Bioactive Bis(indole) Alkaloids from a Spongosorites sp. Sponge.

abstract：:In our search for bioactive metabolites from marine organisms, we have investigated the polar fraction of the organic extract of the Red Sea sponge Theonella swinhoei. Successive chromatographic separations and final HPLC purification of the potent antifungal fraction afforded a new bicyclic glycopeptide, theonellamid...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Youssef DT,Shaala LA,Mohamed GA,Badr JM,Bamanie FH,Ibrahim SR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen is involved in the formation of complex fibrillar networks, providing the structural integrity of tissues. Its low immunogenicity and mechanical properties make this molecule a biomaterial that is extremely suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) strategies in human health issues. Her...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Pozzolini M,Scarfì S,Gallus L,Castellano M,Vicini S,Cortese K,Gagliani MC,Bertolino M,Costa G,Giovine M

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new piperazine-triones lansai E and F (1, 2), together with four known secondary metabolites lansai D (3), 1-N-methyl-(E,Z)-albonoursin (4), imidazo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazine (5), and streptonigrin (6) were isolated from a deep-sea-derived Streptomycetes sp. strain SMS636. The structures of the isolated compounds were...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Xu X,Han J,Lin R,Polyak SW,Song F

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) synthesized in marine algae has been described in the context of skin, where they have shown potential benefit. Ecklonia stolonifera (ES) is a brown algae that belongs to the Laminariaceae family, and is widely used as a component of food and medicine due to its biological activ...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Jun ES,Kim YJ,Kim HH,Park SY

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy takes advantage of the immune system to prevent, control, and eliminate neoplastic cells. The research in the field has already led to major breakthroughs to treat cancer. In this work, we describe a platform that integrates in vitro bioassays to test the immune response and direct antitumor effects for ...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Gallo C,Barra G,Saponaro M,Manzo E,Fioretto L,Ziaco M,Nuzzo G,d'Ippolito G,De Palma R,Fontana A

更新日期：2020-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided evaluation shows that a deep sea-derived fungus, Spiromastix sp. MCCC 3A00308, possesses lipid-lowering activity. Chromatographic separation of a culture broth resulted in the isolation of 15 known depsidone-based analogues, labeled spiromastixones A-O (1-15). Each of these compounds was tested for its...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Wu C,Chen R,Liu M,Liu D,Li X,Wang S,Niu S,Guo P,Lin W

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, a number of mannose-specific lectins have been isolated and characterized from seaweeds, especially from red algae. In fact, man-specific seaweed lectins consist of different structural scaffolds harboring a single or a few carbohydrate-binding sites which specifically recognize mannose-containing glycans. De...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Barre A,Simplicien M,Benoist H,Van Damme EJM,Rougé P

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress contributes to chronic inflammatory processes implicated in aging, referred to as "inflamm-aging." In this study, the potential anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects of a pigment-protein complex (PPC) from Chlorella pyrenoidosa were investigated using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 m...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Zhang R,Chen J,Mao X,Qi P,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine derived cyclo(Gly-l-Ser-l-Pro-l-Glu) was selected as a lead to evaluate antitumor-antibiotic activity. Histidine was chosen to replace the serine residue to form cyclo(Gly-l-His-l-Pro-l-Glu). Cyclic tetrapeptides (CtetPs) were then synthesized using a solution phase method, and subjected to antitumor and antibi...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Chakraborty S,Tai DF,Lin YC,Chiou TW

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A new compound containing a triene, a tetrahydropyran ring and glycine ester functionalities, restricticin B (1), together with four known compounds (2-5) were obtained from the EtOAc extract of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium janthinellum. The planar structure of 1 was determined by detailed analyses of MS, 1D ...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Choi BK,Jo SH,Choi DK,Trinh PTH,Lee HS,Cao VA,Van TTT,Shin HJ

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) have gained considerable attention as highly active photoprotective candidates for human sunscreens. However, more studies are necessary to evaluate the extraction efficiency of these metabolites in solvents compatible with cosmetics and their subsequent analysis by HPLC. In the pre...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Chaves-Peña P,de la Coba F,Figueroa FL,Korbee N

更新日期：2019-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional and pharmaceutical values of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) such as arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids have been well recognized. These LC-PUFAs are physiologically important compounds in bacteria and eukaryotes. Although little is known about the biosynthetic me...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Yoshida K,Hashimoto M,Hori R,Adachi T,Okuyama H,Orikasa Y,Nagamine T,Shimizu S,Ueno A,Morita N

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of studies on bioactive metabolites from marine fungi, a new 10-membered lactone, named penicillinolide A (1) was isolated from the organic extract of Penicillium sp. SF-5292 as a potential anti-inflammatory compound. The structure of penicillinolide A (1) was mainly determined by analysis of NMR and MS ...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Lee DS,Ko W,Quang TH,Kim KS,Sohn JH,Jang JH,Ahn JS,Kim YC,Oh H

更新日期：2013-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of marine compounds from living invertebrates represents a major challenge for sustainable and environmentally friendly exploitation of marine bio-resources. To develop innovative technology to trap invertebrate compounds in the open sea, the proof of concept of a system combining external continuous circula...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Vlachou P,Le Goff G,Alonso C,Álvarez PA,Gallard JF,Fokialakis N,Ouazzani J

更新日期：2018-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, Spirulina maxima derived pectin nanoparticles (SmPNPs) were synthesized and multiple biological effects were investigated using in vitro and in vivo models. SmPNPs were not toxic to Raw 264.7 cells and zebrafish embryos up to 1 mg/mL and 200 µg/mL, respectively. SmPNPs upregulated Il 10, Cat, Sod 2, Def...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Rajapaksha DC,Edirisinghe SL,Nikapitiya C,Dananjaya S,Kwun HJ,Kim CH,Oh C,Kang DH,De Zoysa M

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemonia viridis is a widespread and extensively studied Mediterranean species of sea anemone from which a large number of polypeptide toxins, such as blood depressing substances (BDS) peptides, have been isolated. The first members of this class, BDS-1 and BDS-2, are polypeptides belonging to the β-defensin fold fami...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Nicosia A,Maggio T,Mazzola S,Cuttitta A

更新日期：2013-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sponge-associated bacteria have been mostly cultured from shallow water (≤30 m) sponges, whereas only few studies targeted specimens from below 30 m. This study assessed the cultivability of bacteria from two marine sponges Xestospongia muta and Agelas sventres collected from shallow (<30 m), upper mesophotic (30-60 m...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Indraningrat AAG,Micheller S,Runderkamp M,Sauerland I,Becking LE,Smidt H,Sipkema D

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunomodulatory effect of triterpene glycoside cucumarioside A₂-2 (CA₂-2), isolated from the Far Eastern sea cucumber Cucumaria japonica, was compared with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on mouse spleen. It has been shown that the intraperitoneal (i.p.) glycoside administration leads to increased spleen macrophage acti...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Pislyagin EA,Manzhulo IV,Gorpenchenko TY,Dmitrenok PS,Avilov SA,Silchenko AS,Wang YM,Aminin DL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing availability of new classes of cancer treatment, such as immune- and targeted therapies, there remains a need for the development of new antiproliferative/cytotoxic drugs with improved pharmacological profiles that can also overcome drug resistant forms of cancer. In this study, we have identifi...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Aldairi AF,Ogundipe OD,Pye DA

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is a common diabetic eye disease caused by changes in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease, which affects up to 80% of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. The genetically diabetic db/db mouse, as a model of type-2 diabetes, shows dia...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Dong LY,Jin J,Lu G,Kang XL

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis), also known as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, has been classified as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is a special cetacean species that lives in tropical and subtropical nearshore waters, with significant differences from other cetaceans. Here, we...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Jia K,Bian C,Yi Y,Li Y,Jia P,Gui D,Zhang X,Lin W,Sun X,Lv Y,Li J,You X,Shi Q,Yi M,Wu Y

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Antarctic sponge Dendrilla antarctica is rich in defensive terpenoids with promising antimicrobial potential. Investigation of this demosponge has resulted in the generation of a small chemical library containing diterpenoid secondary metabolites with bioactivity in an infectious disease screening campaign focused...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Bory A,Shilling AJ,Allen J,Azhari A,Roth A,Shaw LN,Kyle DE,Adams JH,Amsler CD,McClintock JB,Baker BJ

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan is the N-deacetylated derivative of chitin, a naturally abundant mucopolysaccharide that consists of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucose through a β (1→4) linkage and is found in nature as the supporting material of crustaceans, insects, etc. Chitosan has been strongly recommended as a suitable functional materia...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Aranaz I,Gutiérrez MC,Ferrer ML,del Monte F

更新日期：2014-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel sesquiterpenoid, rumphellaoic acid A (1), was isolated from the gorgonian coral Rumphella antipathies, and was found to possess a carbon skeleton that was obtained for the first time from a natural sources. The structure of 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic methods and this compound and was found to exert a mo...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Chung HM,Wang WH,Hwang TL,Fang LS,Wen ZH,Chen JJ,Wu YC,Sung PJ

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A new tetramic acid glycoside, aurantoside K, was isolated from a marine sponge belonging to the genus Melophlus. The structure of the compound was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis (¹H NMR, ¹H-¹H COSY, HSQC, and HMBC, as well as high-resolution ESILCMS). Aurantoside K did not show any significant acti...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Kumar R,Subramani R,Feussner KD,Aalbersberg W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural O-alkyl-glycerolipids, also known as alkyl-ether-lipids (AEL), feature a long fatty alkyl chain linked to the glycerol unit by an ether bond. AEL are ubiquitously found in different tissues but, are abundant in shark liver oil, breast milk, red blood cells, blood plasma, and bone marrow. Only a few AEL are com...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Pinault M,Guimaraes C,Couthon H,Thibonnet J,Fontaine D,Chantôme A,Chevalier S,Besson P,Jaffrès PA,Vandier C

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalgae oil is an optimal feedstock for nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and biodiesel production, but its high levels of chlorophyll limit its large-scale application. To date, few effective approaches have been developed to remove chlorophyll from microalgae oil. The main purpose of this study was to present a prepr...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Li T,Xu J,Wu H,Wang G,Dai S,Fan J,He H,Xiang W

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, hemostatic compositions including a combination of chitosan and kaolin have been developed. Chitosan is a marine polysaccharide derived from chitins, a structural component in the shells of crustaceans. Both chitosan and kaolin have the ability to mediate a quick and efficient hemostatic effect f...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Elsabahy M,Hamad MA

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are marine toxins that cause ciguatera fish poisoning, a debilitating disease dominated by sensory and neurological disturbances that include cold allodynia and various painful symptoms as well as long-lasting pruritus. Although CTXs are known as the most potent mammalian sodium channel activator to...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Touska F,Sattler S,Malsch P,Lewis RJ,Reeh PW,Zimmermann K

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous myeloid clonal disorder exhibiting the accumulation of immature myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow and peripheral blood. Standard AML therapy requires intensive combination chemotherapy, which leads to significant treatment-related toxicity. The search for new, low t...

journal_title：Marine drugs

authors： Yun SH,Shin SW,Stonik VA,Park JI

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00